oneLondon

oneLondon is advancing economic development in the London UK area through several innovative programs:

Enterprise: Creating jobs and growth

* Recognizing that small businesses are a vital part of a vibrant local economy, oneLondon offers a range of services and support to SMEs and micro-businesses across London.

* Each year, oneLondon Enterprise Services supports 6,000 SMEs and would be entrepreneurs with finance, training, advice and mentoring.

* oneLondon Business Loans (supported by HSBC and Lloyds TSB) along with London Business Loans (managed on behalf of Business Link for London) currently have over 300 borrowers whose businesses, otherwise, would not have started or expanded.

* oneLondon offers support to early stage digital businesses through ready4growth

* Reaching for Enterprise will offer help and support to those thinking about starting their own business

Community Development

* Each year, oneLondon looks to develop new and innovative ways of extending corporate involvement in the community in a variety of ways.

* Through participation in oneLondon’s Active Citizenship programme to ensure that young people are aware of their roles and responsibilities and the Enterprise Youth initiative which focuses on building the enterprise skills of young people

* oneLondon is working to identify practical ways to address the employability and skills gaps that exist across a number of industry sectors and to engage London’s biggest asset – its local population

Public Policy

* oneLondon Public Policy aims to bridge the gap between private and public sectors in creating relevant and effective policy for driving London’s economic growth. The Policy team is responsible for providing the mechanisms that allow our partners from government, the corporate sector and NGOs to debate and discuss imminent economic development issues, publish briefings, consultations and a bi-monthly news digest to ensure practical and significant engagement of all of the sectors.

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